Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the multidrug efflux transporter NorM from Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Su, Chih-Chia; Long, Feng; McDermott, Gerry; Shafer, William M; Yu, Edward W

Source:

Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun, Volume 64, Issue Pt 4, p.289-92 (2008)

Keywords:

Amino Acid Sequence, Antiporters, Bacterial Proteins, Crystallization, Crystallography, X-Ray, Molecular Sequence Data, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Abstract:

<p>The crystallization and preliminary X-ray data analysis of the NorM multidrug efflux pump produced by Neisseria gonorrhoeae are reported. NorM is a cytoplasmic membrane protein that consists of 459 amino-acid residues. It is a member of the recently classified multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) family of transporters and recognizes a number of cationic toxic compounds such as ethidium bromide, acriflavin, 2-N-methylellipticinium and ciprofloxacin. Recombinant NorM protein was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified by metal-affinity and gel-filtration chromatography. The protein was crystallized using hanging-drop vapor diffusion. X-ray diffraction data were collected from cryocooled crystals at a synchrotron light source. The best crystal diffracted anisotropically to 3.8 A and diffraction data were complete to 6.5 A resolution. The space group was determined to be C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 81.5, b = 164.4, c = 111.5 A.</p>